Chromebook's browser-based operating system may be focused on the web, but its built-in app launcher has a few tricks up its sleeve—like performing calculations and conversions without ever opening up a web page. »2/28/15 2:00pm Saturday 2:00pm

Chrome: The Omnibar in Chrome is useful for searching your bookmarks, history, and the internet all at once. If you need to just search bookmarks or history, though, you can do so with a custom search. »2/23/15 5:30am 2/23/15 5:30am

Remember when we all switched from Firefox to Chrome? Chrome was stripped down, simple but fast as hell. It was like browsing the web on a whole new computer. These days Chrome is bloated, slow, and constantly crashing on me. I've finally reached the breaking point. »2/13/15 12:23pm 2/13/15 12:23pm

Chrome doesn't rely much on plug-ins, but when you load up Chrome for the first time, it's already packed with five of them. How-To Geek explains what the heck they actually do. »2/11/15 1:00pm 2/11/15 1:00pm

Windows/Mac/Chrome: Encrypted cloud storage services aren't difficult to find, but when you need to send a file to someone else and you want to make sure you keep some control over it (and it stays encrypted), you have fewer options. Peerio is a new service that wants to make that whole process easy. »2/03/15 4:30am 2/03/15 4:30am

Chrome/Web: Learning another language can be difficult if you don't immerse yourself in it every day. Mainichi is a Chrome new tab replacement and webapp that teaches you (and reminds you of) everyday Japanese words. »1/29/15 7:30am 1/29/15 7:30am

Android: Once you experience pull-to-refresh in apps like Twitter or Facebook, it's hard to imagine life without it. The latest Chrome beta for Android brings this feature to every website you visit. »1/29/15 5:30am 1/29/15 5:30am

There's an update rolling out for Chrome right now that adds a new menu to the top-right of the app that lets you manage users. It's ugly and a bit obnoxious if you don't switch profiles often. Here's how to disable it. »1/13/15 11:30am 1/13/15 11:30am

Chrome: Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn are a great way for you find out more about a person, especially if they don't know them but are likely to meet them. FullContact is a Chrome plugin that shows the social profiles of the person you're exchanging emails with. »12/31/14 7:00am 12/31/14 7:00am

Reading paper comics is fun, but if you want to take a ton of great reads with you on your laptop, or read your favorite titles on your computer's huge display, you need a solid comic reader. This week we're looking at five of the best, based on your nominations. »12/28/14 8:00am 12/28/14 8:00am

Some sites aren't exactly easy to read, especially on mobile devices. Chrome for Android now has a hidden "reader" mode that will strip the page of annoying formatting so you can get to the good stuff. »12/04/14 6:00am 12/04/14 6:00am

Web/Chrome: Misdirection via URL shortener may not be as common as it once was, but you still find people posting Goo.gl, fb.me, or bit.ly links in comment threads and on social networks claiming it's one thing when it's really another—or worse, malware. Unshort.me gives you a tool to see where you're really going…»11/28/14 12:00pm 11/28/14 12:00pm

Chrome: It can be difficult to decipher our own writing processes. Draftback uses Google Docs' revision history and tracks each keystroke of your document, even ones you made before it was installed. (Just in time for NaNoWriMo!) »11/12/14 7:30am 11/12/14 7:30am

It can be frustrating when a browser crashes in the middle of an important download. While Chrome can't resume an interrupted or failed download, Firefox browser can pick up right where you left off. »11/06/14 8:30am 11/06/14 8:30am